Chawema Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Chawema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 77 | 1:205,843 | 13,311 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chawema (23) may also be a first name.
Chawema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chawema has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Chawema is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chawema reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chawema is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 23 people.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zambia Chawema is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 52 percent are found, Western Province, where 47 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Chawema is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chawema
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